Best… Scones… Ever

Here’s the fourth installment in my Best Ever series!  What’s it all about?  Click here to get all the deets. Today I’m sharing with you the Best… Scones… Ever.  I’m specifically talking about the base of the scone mix. I’ve used many scone recipes and some of them were awesome enough to be included on my blog.  Variety is the spice of life.  😉  However, I realized something when I made these strawberry scones.  I keep going back to this base recipe for the scones which means I’ve got something good here.  They are crumbly but moist and absolutely delicious.  …

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Best… Crumb Cake… Ever

Here’s the third installment in my Best Ever series!  What’s it all about?  Click here to get the scoop. Today I’m sharing with you the, Best… Crumb Cake… Ever.  If you like big crumbs then this is the crumb cake to end all crumb cakes. I’ve made roughly a bazillion (roughly 😉 ) crumb cakes and coffee cakes.  Wait, can you really compare crumb cakes to coffee cakes?  They are similar but definitely different.  Which one is better?  I’m getting side tracked.  Let’s save that debate for another day.  For the purposes of today’s post it doesn’t really matter because this crumb cake trumps …

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Best… Hummus… Ever

Here’s the second installment in my Best Ever series!  What’s it all about?  Click here to get the scoop and get some chips ready to scoop up this uh-mazing dip. Today I’m sharing with you the, Best… Hummus… Ever. It all started when I wanted a good hummus recipe that didn’t require tahini (which is a common ingredient in hummus).  To be honest, I thought I’d make it once and realize that tahini was in fact necessary for a hummus to be awesome.  I was wrong.  You don’t even notice the tahini is missing.  It’s tasty and everyone goes crazy over it. …

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Best… Brownies… Ever

Welcome to my new series, the Best Ever! Here’s the scoop… What’s it about?   After many years of cooking and two plus years of having a food blog, I’ve come to realize that a recipe falls into one of a few categories.  One, the recipe is gross and you will never see it here because I only share the good stuff with you.  (Not mysteriously, you have no idea how many things I’ve made that fall into this category.  My husband points out that you should trust that to be a good thing.)  Two, the recipe is great and I love it at …

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